Him california hospitals could become overwhelmed with coronavirus patients in the coming days and weeks. Tonight, a desperate plea from Health Officials. The choices we make may mean the difference between being at Hospital Capacity and not enough. A new curfew taking effect this weekend, and why it couldve roughly change. And the pandemic is forcing many people to think small, bay area businesses are helping them to adapt. The one consistent thing about this pandemic is that it keeps changing. Reporter plenty of fresh snow in the sierras. And resorts are adjusting to the new reality. Governor gavin newsom, one of his children is in quarantine after being potentially exposed to the coronavirus. One of the children was in contact with a classmate who tested positive. The governors child tested negative twice. The governor, his wife, and three other children all tested negative. With coronavirus cases skyrocketing, all eyes are on california hospitals. Are they ready . 13,000 new cases
Health experts are worried that if the trend continues, the county could run out of Hospital Capacity in the next three weeks. This is valley medical center, run by santa clara county, one of the largest and easiest in the area. Hospitals across san jose still have the capacity to take in new patients. The county Health Officer says that could change, especially with the upcoming holiday. Cancel your holiday plans. Do not travel. Doctor sarah cody did not mince words when talking about the consequences of able getting together for thanksgiving. The choices that we make in the next few weeks could mean the difference between enough Hospital Capacity and not enough. Reporter hospitalizations have increased in the last week by 50 in santa clara county. If the trend continues, the county could scramble to find more hospital beds within the next three weeks. The Health Department is working across the county with local centers to get ready for another surge of covid19 patients. They are ask
Children is in quarantine after possibly being exposed to the coronavirus at school. It will not stop the virus and it will not stop from 10 00 p. M. 5 00 a. M. ewith most of the area going under curfew tonight and will San Francisco be next . The u. S. Breaking another record with the second week in a row with the number of hospitalizations and cases soaring. Good morning. I am devin fehely. I am emily turner. It is clear and that is out will be moving forward for the remainder of the week. Getting close to freezing and 38 and concord, 42 in oakland. San francisco warmer at 46. Santa rosa cool at 34 degrees thanks to clear conditions. Here is a live look out of the Treasure Island camera toward the city. The temperature change is chillier than yesterday morning. Temperatures will be rising later into today. This will be the warmest day of the week, if you can believe it, thanks to clear skies. The zona forecast at the coast, 59 and partly cloudy. Clear around the bay with inland areas
Hospitalizations over the last couple of weeks and it is an indicator. Of what may come thankfully, though because at the beginning of this pandemic they so heavily prepared for a surge that never fully came to fruition here in california that they really do feel prepared going into what looks like this 3rd surge in cases now all that work really has allowed them to feel more prepared at john muir, they have plans to upscale the number of icu beds dramatically so that theyll be able to convert regular units and isolation units pretty rapidly. Over at ucsf the Hospital System is said to be stockpiling remdesevir as they anticipate a shortage of that treatment. Theyre also banking up on masks and pp e as well doctors say because of how prepared they are this time around they dont want this threat of another surge to deter people with other Health Issues from coming into the hospital and seeking the help they need. You initially when everything started many months ago. We emptied out the
Everyone, yes, for california standards its frosty out there with temperatures at freeding in some locations, live doppler 7 shows that we are mostly clear, a few high clouds in the view from our roof camera, strong northerly winds in the upper elevations, thats driving the milder air down to Half Moon Bay at 57. 52 in oakland. Low 40s in san jose. The exploratorium camera, and look at these numbers, you know the protected valleys of the north bay, our east bay valleys, low 30s to upper 30s, yes, you certainly are feeling that dry air in place. 41 in livermore. So well look for those offshore winds to warm us up again today with numbers in the upper 50s by noontime, some high clouds, partly cloudy in the afternoon, with upper 60s inland, mid60s around the bay. And about 60 at the shoreline. Increasing clouds, maybe a milder night out there but well talk about the holiday, and if were going to see any rain at all for the upcoming week. Liz . All right, lisa, thank you. Californias new c